Digital Engagement Intern

Salary: Meets UK national minimum wage 

Location: Hybrid (weekly in-person meetings in London or Salisbury) 

Duration: 3-months (holidays) 

Hours: Full-Time 

Reporting to: Global Head of Digital Platforms 

Start Date: ASAP

About the role: 

The HALO Trust is the world’s largest and oldest international humanitarian mine action charity. Our mission is to save lives and restore livelihoods for those affected by conflict. HALO is known for its work to clear landmines and the disposal of other explosive hazards such as bombs, rockets, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The charity was established in Afghanistan in 1988 and now employs over 11,000 staff across 30 countries and territories.  

We are seeking to fill a paid internship position with a tech-savvy recent graduate/student who has a demonstrable website experience.   Reporting to our digital management team,  the successful candidate will gain invaluable insight in how we harness digital platforms to share our stories, promote our work and inform our digital fundraising strategy.  

The role would last for approximately 3 months and be full time. HALO working hours are Monday to Thursday 8:30-17:30 with Fridays having an early finish of 15:30.  

This position is hybrid with mostly working remote and one day per week in London or Salisbury is required.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Assist with HALO’s website transformation project 

• Editing content and republishing in new templates  

• Conducting data monitoring and analysis  

• Contribute to new audience research activities  

• Conduct competitor and corporate analysis for benchmarking  

• Community management for social media 

• Complete the revision of the metadata on HALO’s online photo library 

Applicants should possess a positive attitude and be highly organised, flexible, self-motivated, and detail-orientated, with a strong interest in the non-profit and international development/humanitarian sector. We are looking for the following: 

• Proven experience managing content and using a CMS  

• Demonstrable experience of analytic tools eg GA4, Screaming Frog, Search console. 

• A strong digital advocate, comfortable with data and metrics for reporting 

• Paid hourly salary at the minimum wage for your age band. 

• Valuable insight provided into international humanitarian systems and working in the non-profit sector, giving you vital experience preparing you for your future career. 

• Opportunity to conduct direct and meaningful work that will impact the HALO’s ability to make a difference in the lives of families across the globe. 

To apply for this role, please submit a CV and one-page cover letter detailing why you are a suitable candidate by Friday 4th July 2025. Please include any relevant academic or professional experience.  

The HALO Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. The HALO Trust is committed to a culture that is both diverse and inclusive and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. 

The HALO Trust is committed to ensuring that it provides a safe and trusted environment which safeguards and promotes the welfare and wellbeing of anyone who comes into contact with, or is part of, the Charity, with a zero-tolerance approach to behaviours which challenge this.